Endangered beetles released

Fernald Nature Preserve near Cincinnati
will becomes the latest spot in Ohio where conservationists will try to re-establish burying
beetles in Ohio.

The American burying beetle was once common in 35 states. In 1989, according to a release, they
became the first insect to be named to the federal endangered species list.

Researchers at
the Wilds, Ohio State University, the
Cincinnati Zoo and the St. Louis Zoo are raising the beetles in captivity and periodically
releasing them back into Ohio. Another group of beetles will be released at the Wilds on June
11.

The beetles were to be released at Fernald at 10:30 this morning. To read more about the burying
beetle, you
can click here.
You can
also click here to see what the Ohio Division of Wildlife has to say about
them.